DDI Publications List

Hasan A, Akhter N, Al-Roub A, Thomas R, Kochumon S, Wilson A, Koshy M, Al-Ozairi E, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R. TNF-? in Combination with Palmitate Enhances IL-8 Production via The MyD88- Independent TLR4 Signaling Pathway: Potential Relevance to Metabolic Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Aug 23;20(17).

Al-Abdulrazzaq D, Al-Taiar A, Shaltout A, Davidsson L, Al-Kandari H. Audit of glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes referred to a pediatric clinic in a specialized center in Kuwait. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019 Aug 23:107827.

Al-Ozairi E, Rivard CJ, Sanchez Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA, Bjornstad P, Al Salem D, Alhubail A, Megahed A, Kuwabara M, Johnson RJ, Asad RA. Fructose tolerance test in obese people with and without type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes. 2020 Mar;12(3):197-204. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12984. Epub 2019 Sep 18. PMID: 31472036; PMCID: PMC7151745.

Alhindi Y, Vaanholt LM, Al-Tarrah M, Gray S, Speakman JR, Hambly C, Al-Anazi BS, Gabriel BM, Lionikas A, Ratkevicius A. Corrigendum to "Low Citrate Synthase Activity Is Associated with Glucose Intolerance and Lipotoxicity". J Nutr Metab. 2019 Aug 1;2019:9153809

Marafie SK, Al-Shawaf EM, Abubaker J, Arefanian H. Palmitic acid-induced lipotoxicity promotes a novel interplay between Akt-mTOR, IRS-1, and FFAR1 signaling in pancreatic ?-cells. Biol Res. 2019 Aug 19;52(1):44.

Al-Ozairi E, AlAwadhi MM, Al-Ozairi A, Taghadom E, Ismail K. A prospective study of the effect of fasting during the month of Ramadan on depression and diabetes distress in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019 Jul;153:145-149.

Alsaeed D, Al-Kandari J, Al-Ozairi E. Experiences of people with type 1 diabetes fasting Ramadan following structured education: A qualitative study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2019 Jul;153:157-165.

Abdulghani HM, Haque S, Ahmad T, Irshad M, Sattar K, Al-Harbi MM, Khamis N. A critical review of obstetric and gynecological physical examination videos available on YouTube: Content analysis and user engagement evaluation. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul;98(30):e16459.

Alghanim G, Qaddoumi MG, Alhasawi N, Cherian P, Al-Khairi I, Nizam R, Alkayal F, Alanbaei M, Tuomilehto J, Abubaker J, Abu-Farha M, Al-Mulla F. Higher Levels of ANGPTL5 in the Circulation of Subjects With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Are Associated With Insulin Resistance. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 Jul 24;10:495.

Aro A, Kauppinen A, Kivinen N, Selander T, Kinnunen K, Tuomilehto J, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Lindström J, Uusitupa M, Kaarniranta K. Life Style Intervention Improves Retinopathy Status-The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. Nutrients. 2019 Jul 23;11(7). pii: E1691.

Stephen R, Liu Y, Ngandu T, Antikainen R, Hulkkonen J, Koikkalainen J, Kemppainen N, Lötjönen J, Levälahti E, Parkkola R, Pippola P, Rinne J, Strandberg T, Tuomilehto J, Vanninen R, Kivipelto M, Soininen H, Solomon A; FINGER study group. Brain volumes and cortical thickness on MRI in the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER). Alzheimers Res Ther. 2019 Jun 4;11(1):53.

Goodson JM, Hardt M, Hartman ML, Alqaderi H, Green D, Tavares M, Mutawa AS, Ariga J, Soparkar P, Behbehani J, Behbehani K. Salivary N1-Methyl-2-Pyridone-5-Carboxamide, a Biomarker for Uranium Uptake, in Kuwaiti Children Exhibiting Exceptional Weight Gain. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 Jun 20;10:382.

Laitman Y, Friebel TM, Yannoukakos D... Al-Mulla F..et al. The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in Middle Eastern, North African, and South European countries. Hum Mutat. 2019 Jun 17. doi: 10.1002/humu.23842.

Sarikaya I, Sarikaya A, Sharma P. Assessing effect of various blood glucose levels on 18F-FDG activity in the brain, liver and blood pool. J Nucl Med Technol. 2019 Dec;47(4):313-318. pii: jnmt.119.226969. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.119.226969

Lemay J, Bayoud T, Husain H, Sharma P. Assessing the knowledge, perception and practices of physicians and pharmacists towards medication reconciliation in Kuwait governmental hospitals: a cross-sectional study, BMJ Open. 2019 Jun 16;9(6):e027395.

Al Madhoun A, Alnaser F, Melhem M, Nizam R, Al-Dabbous T, Al-Mulla F. Ketogenic diet attenuates cerebellar atrophy progression in a subject with a biallelic variant at the ATAD3A locus. Appl Clin Genet. 2019 Jun 5;12:79-86.

Qaddoumi M, Al-Khamis Y, Channanath A, Tuomilehto J, Badawi D. The Status of Metabolic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Attending Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 Jun 26;10:412

Akhter N, Madhoun A, Arefanian H, Wilson A, Kochumon S, Thomas R, Shenouda S, Al-Mulla F, Ahmad R, Sindhu S. Oxidative Stress Induces Expression of the Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) 2 and 4 in the Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Implications for Metabolic Inflammation.Cell Physiol Biochem. 2019;53(1):1-18.

Weiderpass E, Botteri E, Longenecker JC, Alkandari A, Al-Wotayan, Al Duwairi Q, Tuomilehto J. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in an adult Kuwaiti population in 2014. Front. Endocrinol. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00449

Alhuwail D, Abdulsalam Y. Assessing Electronic Health Literacy in the State of Kuwait: Survey of Internet Users From an Arab State.J Med Internet Res. 2019 May 24;21(5):e11174.